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SENATE BILL NO. 1228 – Approp, Commerce Dept

SENATE BILL NO. 1228

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S1228............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - Appropriates $32,771,000 to the
Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2008; limits the number of full-time
equivalent positions to 57; directs the distribution of the funding for
employee compensation; directs the allocation of salary savings; and
directs the State Controller to transfer moneys.

03/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/15    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/29    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk(Douglas)
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Coiner
    Floor Sponsor - Richardson
    Title apvd - to House
03/29    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 57-9-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Collins, Crane,
      Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet,
      Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, LeFavour(Herzfeld), Loertscher,
      Mathews, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould,
      Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
      Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Snodgrass, Stevenson,
      Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Clark, Hart, Harwood, Lake, Marriott, Mortimer,
      Moyle, Smith(24)
      Absent and excused -- Bradford, Luker, McGeachin, Thayn
    Floor Sponsor - Henderson
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/30    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/02    Sp signed - To Governor
04/05    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 367
         Effective: 07/01/07

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1228
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008;  LIM-
  3        ITING  THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; DIRECTING THE DISTRI-
  4        BUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; DIRECTING  ALLOCATION  OF
  5        SALARY  SAVINGS;  DIRECTING THE STATE CONTROLLER TO TRANSFER MONEYS TO THE
  6        BUSINESS AND JOBS DEVELOPMENT FUND; AND DIRECTING THE STATE CONTROLLER  TO
  7        TRANSFER MONEYS TO THE FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION REBATE FUND.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Commerce the
 10    following amounts from the listed funds to be expended according to the desig-
 11    nated expense classes for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 12                                                        FOR
 13                     FOR         FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 14                  PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 15                    COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 16    I. COMMERCE:
 17    FROM:
 18    General
 19     Fund        $2,351,900   $1,423,000   $ 81,900 $ 4,050,000  $ 7,906,800
 20    Tourism and
 21     Promotion
 22     Fund           654,800    3,215,500     14,900   3,655,200    7,540,400
 23    Federal Grant
 24     Fund           487,100      246,400     10,800  15,620,800   16,365,100
 25    Miscellaneous
 26     Revenue
 27     Fund           125,900      157,400      3,300                  286,600
 28    Seminars and
 29     Publications
 30     Fund                        378,200                             378,200
 31      TOTAL      $3,619,700   $5,420,500   $110,900 $23,326,000  $32,477,100
 32    II. IDAHO RURAL PARTNERSHIP:
 33    FROM:
 34    Miscellaneous
 35     Revenue
 36     Fund        $  116,100   $  126,700                         $   242,800
 37    Federal Grant
 38     Fund                         51,100                              51,100
 39      TOTAL      $  116,100   $  177,800                         $   293,900
                                                                        
 40       GRAND
 41       TOTAL     $3,735,800   $5,598,300   $110,900 $23,326,000  $32,771,000
                                                                        
 42        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
                                                                        
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  1    of  Commerce  is authorized no more than fifty-seven (57) full-time equivalent
  2    positions at any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June 30,  2008,
  3    for the program specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifically autho-
  4    rized  by  the  Governor.  The  Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will be
  5    notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 3.  Agencies and institutions shall  distribute  the  funding  for
  7    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
  8        (a)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
  9        funding first toward high turnover classifications and  individuals  below
 10        midpoint within their agency.
 11        (b)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 12        funding second toward positions within their agency that are below  ninety
 13        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 14        (c)  Agencies  and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
 15        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 16    Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans  to
 17    ensure  that  they  are  consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
 18    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
 19    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
 20    policies contained herein. Each agency  and  institution  shall  forward,  for
 21    informational  purposes,  approved copies of the compensation and distribution
 22    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
 23    ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of  ongoing  salary
 24    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION 4.  The Department of Commerce is hereby directed to allocate sal-
 26    ary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary needs before
 27    other  operational budget priorities are considered. Where applicable, employ-
 28    ees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade  or  occupational
 29    groups  with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the order
 30    of salary savings distributions.
                                                                        
 31        SECTION 5.  On July 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as possible, the  State
 32    Controller  shall  transfer  the  sum  of $1,000,000 from the Incumbent Worker
 33    Training Revolving Loan Fund to the Business and Jobs  Development  Fund.  The
 34    maximum grant amount shall be $250,000 per recipient.
                                                                        
 35        SECTION  6.  On July 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as possible, the State
 36    Controller shall transfer the sum of  $1,000,000  from  the  Incumbent  Worker
 37    Training  Revolving  Loan  Fund  to  the Film and Television Production Rebate
 38    Fund.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16378

This is the Fiscal Year 2008 appropriation for the Department of Commerce in the amount of $32,771,000. The Department of Commerce is funded with a mix of General Funds, dedicated funds, and federal grants. The Legislature approved, in House Bill 222, splitting apart the Department of Commerce and Labor into two separate departments. This appropriation bill provides funding for the new stand alone Department of Commerce.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 56.50  8,331,100  14,958,800  16,380,200  39,670,100 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (950,000)  (6,592,400)  (1,600)  (7,544,000) 


FY 2008 Base 56.50  7,381,100  8,366,400  16,378,600  32,126,100 
Benefit Costs 0.00  30,500  10,700  6,500  47,700 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00  28,000  28,000 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  100  (300)  (400)  (600) 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  98,900  35,800  20,200  154,900 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 56.50  7,538,600  8,412,600  16,404,900  32,356,100 



Enhancements          
Department of Commerce          
 1. Rural Broadband Development 0.00 
 2. Rural Initiative Program 0.00 
 3. Small Business Assist. Grants 0.00 
 4. State TechConnect Program 0.00  300,000  300,000 
 5. Network Charges 0.00 
 6. Business & Jobs Development Fund 0.00 
 7. Technology Develpmt. & Marketing Fund 0.00 
 8. Export Grant Fund 0.00 
 9. Science & Tech–New Position 0.00 
 10. Fund Shift–IRP 0.00  2,400  (2,400) 
 11. Additional Position for IRP 0.00 
 12. International Program Expansion 0.00 
 13. Transfer Regional Labor Economists 0.00 
 14. Merit Increases 0.00 
 15. Increase Resources for IT Position 0.00 
 16. Governor’s Liaison Office 0.00 
 17. Visitor Center Appropriation Shift 0.00 
 18. Gov’s. Initiative: Commerce Dept. 0.00 
 19. De-merger Costs 0.50  68,200  33,000  13,700  114,900 
 20. Gov’s Initiative: Commerce Dept.–IRP 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 57.00  7,906,800  8,448,000  16,416,200  32,771,000 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 0.50  (424,300)  (6,510,800)  36,000  (6,899,100) 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 0.9%  (5.1%)  (43.5%)  0.2%  (17.4%) 

Contact: Eric Milstead 334-4746

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1228